Wesley Fofana has been capped by France and a couple of players have been relegated so here’s an updated Uncapped XI.
Goalkeeper: Jose Sa (Wolves, not Portugal)
Either Guglielmo Vicario or Bart Verbruggen could make it into this XI before they earn a full cap for their countries, but right now this spot goes to Sa, who has sat on the bench for Portugal an astonishingly cruel 38 times without ever claiming a cap. Meanwhile, Sam Johnstone has three England caps you almost certainly do not remember.
Right-back: Aaron Wan-Bissaka (Manchester United, not England)
It remains extraordinary (and possibly unique this century) that an English player with over 100 Premier League appearances for Manchester United has not been capped for England. But there was a renaissance at the end of last season for Wan-Bissaka, who remains a phenomenal one-on-one defender, so perhaps the door is not fully closed on his international prospects.
Centre-back: Gabriel (Arsenal, not Brazil)
He has sat on the Brazilian bench a few times but Gabriel remains uncapped. He keeps Max Kilman (capped at futsal) and Adam Webster (capped at swingball) out of a very strong, uncapped central defence.
Centre-back: Sven Botman (Newcastle, not Netherlands)
Excellent for Newcastle in the Premier League but still uncapped for a Dutch side that leaks goals, though at least he has made it as far as the bench in recent months.
Left-back: Rico Henry (Brentford, not England)
‘Ooo, I might have to start picking Championship players,’ Gareth recently cried about a lack of “left-footed left-backs”, all while still ignoring the brilliant Rico Henry for no apparent reason.
Central midfield: Morgan Gibbs-White (Nottingham Forest, not England)
A Belgium debut for Romeo Lavia in March necessitated a change here and the man stepping in is Gibbs-White. He’s close enough that Gareth Southgate commented on him: “He’s having a good season at Forest. We think it’s a little bit early for him with us but we’re watching him closely.”
Central midfield: Curtis Jones (Liverpool, not England)
Established himself in the Liverpool midfield towards the end of a season which he had started on the periphery; the challenge is to stay there after the overhaul. Carried his form into the summer and has been at the heart of the England Under-21 side doing so well at the European Championship.
Central midfield: Jacob Ramsey (Aston Villa, not England)
Attacking midfield feels like the least fluid position in the England set-up and that absolutely counts against Ramsey, who was excellent when pushed a little further forward by Unai Emery. Very much part of a very exciting Villa future and will surely, eventually move from England’s Under-21s to the senior side.
Right-wing: Michael Olise (Newcastle United, not France)
Started and scored v Norway in the Under-21 European Championship but then injury ruled him out of the rest of the tournament. Could yet choose England, Algeria or Nigeria to represent at senior level if he cannot find his way through the heavy traffic ahead of him in the France set-up.
Left-wing: Allan Saint-Maximin (Newcastle United, not France)
‘I hope Didier Deschamps had his Canal + codes’ was the tweet that was then deleted and replaced with the far more diplomatic ‘More seriously, obviously I am aware that the Blues [France] are at the very, very high level and that it requires a lot of things because there is already quality in attack! But what sure is that I’m determined to keep killing myself on the pitch to be part of it one day’. He can pretend injury kept him out of France’s World Cup squad.
Striker: Anthony Gordon (Newcastle United, not England)
Not strictly a striker but has been doing a passable impression for England’s Under-21s, claiming two goals and an assist in four games. It was either him or Eddie Nketiah, which is incredibly slim picking, until Joao Pedro scores a bucketload of goals for Brighton.